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As I travel the country for the Institute of Real Estate Management, I have the opportunity to meet with many young professionals and college students considering careers in commercial real estate. It should come as no surprise that I let them...

Should Fintech companies that offer banking-related products be granted special purpose national bank charters? The answer, from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), is “yes.&rdquo...

In an uncertain world like the one 2016 brought us, commercial real estate is typically seen as a pretty safe bet—and New York City as a pretty stable place to make that bet, offering prestigious trophy properties as well as many lower...

It’s an exciting time to assume the role of president of the Institute of Real Estate Management. Certainly, there is enough transformation on both political and economic fronts to keep us busy for the following year and well beyond. But it...

Fed officials raised the target for short-term interest rates by 0.25 percentage points on December 14. The Fed’s most recent forecast projects U.S. economic growth in 2017 to be 2.1 percent, slightly better than the Fed's previous...

Few dispute the notion that demographics drive the apartment market. When looking at demand, the most fundamental statistics that analysts consider include population, household formation and employment. While these statistics tend to move hand in...

It’s no secret that investors are always looking for the best return on their investments. In an effort to achieve that goal, investors have been turning in increasing numbers to peer-to-peer and marketplace lending platforms to achieve a...

From 10,000 feet, the seniors housing sector is in equilibrium. Occupancy has oscillated around 89.8 percent for the past three years. Despite the run-up in construction and the delivery of roughly 36,000 seniors housing units since late 2013 in...

Airbnb’s decision early this month to settle its lawsuit against New York City means that Airbnb hosts can now be fined up to $7,500 for renting out a whole apartment there for less than 30 days at a time...